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POMANDER BALL
Lemons, oranges and apples studded with cloves brought sunny colours and sweet, spicy scents into pioneer homes at Christmastime — and made welcome gift. Hung with ribbon, they were used to freshen closets or brighten holiday greenery.
MATERIALS:
- An apple, orange, or lemon
- A felt marker
- Whole cloves
- A toothpick
- Scissors
- Narrow ribbon
DIRECTIONS:
- With the felt marker, draw lines around the fruit to divide the surface into quarters. These lines will be the guides for the ribbon that will be added later.
- Push whole cloves into the surface of the fruit. If the fruit you're using has a tough skin, you may need to pierce it with a toothpick first. You can cover the entire fruit (except the ribbon guides), or create any pattern you like. The more cloves you use, the longer your pomander ball will last.
- Let dry overnight.
- Cut two pieces of ribbon about 55 cm long. Wrap the first ribbon around the first guide line and tie it snugly — but don't knot it- at the top. Wrap the second ribbon around the second guide line, and knot this one on top, over the first ribbon. Now take both ends of the first ribbon and tie a bow over the knot.
- Finally, knot together the ends of the second ribbon to form a loop. Now you can hang the pomander ball. (Because the shrinks as it dries, you may need to tighten the ribbon after a few days.)
Pioneer Christmas Crafts, text © 1999 by Heather Patterson and Joanna Rice. Photographs by Wally Randall and illustrations by Susan Gardos are copyright © 1999 by Scholastic Canada Ltd.
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